Guide · Text T

Text

A text label right on the pattern — a model name, a version number, a cutting note. A simple piece with no contour geometry: just position, font size and color.

LeatherDraft — the "Text" tool
A text label reading 'Card holder v2' on the LeatherDraft canvas, with its properties panel and text input field on the right

How to add a label

  1. Click the "Text" button on the left panel or press T.
  2. Click on the canvas where the label should start — an empty text object appears.
  3. The text itself is typed not on the canvas but in the "Text" field of the properties panel on the right — in the screenshot above, "Card holder v2" was typed there. Editing or retyping it also only happens through that field.

Properties

X, Y
The label's anchor point on the canvas.
Text
The label's actual content — a plain single-line input.
Font size
In millimeters, like every other size in the document — not typographic points.
Rotation
Angle in degrees, if the label shouldn't run strictly horizontal.
Color
Color of the text itself.

Text has no "Piece" block with leather thickness or line type — it isn't a cut piece, just an annotation on top of the drawing.